Re: fork/exec

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > The random seed value is unique per-backend, and we want to keep it
> > secure so we can't pass it on the command line.  I am not sure how to
> > deal with that.
>
> Uh, you mean the cancel key?  There's no need for the random() seed per
> se to be shared between postmaster and backend, AFAICS.

Oh, good.  I couldn't remember if it was the postmaster or child that
validates that key.  I now remember only the postmaster needs the secret
because it sends the signal.  Not sure what random seed Claudio was
asking about.  Probably GUC's "seed" parameter --- Claudio, that is
already covered in that GUC binary file I create that I mentioned in an
earlier email.

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